keep: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with K · ends with P
Meaning of keep
verb
- transitive
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
Example: to keep silence; to keep possession
- transitive
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
Example: to keep one's word; to keep one's promise
- transitive
To hold the status of something. To maintain possession of.
Example: I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
- ditransitive, transitive
To hold the status of something. To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
Example: I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.
Listed forms: keeps, keeping, kept, glossary, keepest.
Source: Wiktionary — keep.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
Example: He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.
- countable, uncountable
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
Example: to be in good keep
- countable, uncountable
A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- countable, historical, uncountable
The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
Listed forms: keeps, keepe.
Source: Wiktionary — keep.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for keep.
noun
the financial means whereby one lives
- support
- livelihood
- living
- bread and butter
- sustenance
noun
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
noun
a cell in a jail or prison
verb
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is keep in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of keep
K(5) + E(1) + E(1) + P(3) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of keep
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from keep
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in keep. Showing up to 24, longest first.